It was the 13th test overall of Starship. The success is a boon to NASA’s moon plans and SpaceX’s hopes to deploy a million data centers in orbit.

Some shareholders might object, but there is little they could do, legal experts say.

SpaceX exercised its option to acquire Cursor in an all-stock deal, bolstering Elon Musk’s ambitions in artificial intelligence.

The company’s shares jumped on Monday, and executives announced that they had raised even more money in an already record-breaking initial offering.

The agency gave a rosy update on Artemis III, a test flight for its goal to return humans to the moon, but experts say the timeline is ambitious.

The agency gave a rosy update on Artemis III, a test flight for its goal to return humans to the moon, but experts say the timeline is ambitious.

NASA has chosen four astronauts for the Artemis III mission, but there has been a major setback: the destruction of a Blue Origin rocket and its only launchpad. Our science reporter Katrina Miller describes what this event might mean for the U.S. goal of landing on the moon by 2028.

Elon Musk said he had initially given SpaceX less than a 10 percent chance of succeeding. His rocket company has come a long way.

Elon Musk said he had initially given SpaceX less than a 10 percent chance of succeeding. His rocket company has come a long way.

Strong investor interest in SpaceX could be good news for the A.I. rivals, which have signaled that they, too, intend to go public this year.

The blockbuster stock market debut of Elon Musk’s rocket company paves the way for a wave of enormous offerings that are coming from OpenAI and Anthropic.

If you have index funds — such as in a 401(k) — they may soon include shares of the mega company. Here’s a rough calculation.

With SpaceX shares soaring 20 percent on their first day of trading, the world’s richest person crossed another milestone — one with 13 digits.

Elon Musk’s rocket company said it would sell more than 555 million shares at $135 each in its blockbuster initial public offering, which is set to begin trading on Friday.

Two Times tech reporters and their editor talk about assessing the sky-high valuation of the rocket and satellite maker, the potential economic impact of its public debut and the role of the world’s richest man in it all.

Elon Musk’s rocket company is spending big and losing money. That has raised questions about whether it can justify its valuation for its blockbuster initial public offering.

Investors who bought the automaker’s shares in its initial public offering became rich. As a result, many have a deep faith in Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX.

Antonio Gracias, an investor who has built a $65 billion stake in the company, exemplifies the economic upside of being Mr. Musk’s ally.

While Elon Musk may soon become a trillionaire, his rocket company’s market debut is set to change the lives of its current and former employees, too.

Experts have been hopeful, but say the agency’s lunar aspirations are largely at the whims of two billionaires, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.